So, it's no secret that the Linux desktop - at least, the GNOME-side of things - is a bit in a state of disarray. Unity hasn't exactly gone down well with a lot of people, and GNOME 3, too, hasn't been met with universal praise. So, what to do? Linux Mint, currently one of the most popular Linux distributions out there, thinks they are on to the solution with their latest release, Linux Mint 12.

Over 10 years ago Linux had Enlightenment which looked much better than anything offered by Apple/MS. I found it nice to look at for a while, and then went back to windowmaker which was simple, fast and usable.